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In Memory Yet Green (1979), p. 175

It is surely better to be wronged than to do wrong.

— Isaac Asimov

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is surely better to be wronged than to do wrong." in the context of "In Memory Yet Green (1979), p. 175" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Isaac Asimov

About Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.